Date   : Fri, 10 Mar 2006 11:59:37 -0000
From   : "David Hunt" <dm.hunt@...>
Subject: Re: Them pesky case stickers (was 1MHZ SCSI/ATA board.)

> 12kW (not kWh :-)) is 12000W, at a power factor of around 85% is about
> 14000VA, at 240V that's over 58A.  Most houses only have a 60A fuse.
>  How did you manage that?

The main fuse is 100A, the 12kW was calculated as the difference between the
two bills the year before, same period (a guesstimate) - not sure what you
mean by "power factor" are you talking about AC loading and instantaneous
currents? As I took the reading from the meter, that's what I paid for, I'm
not quite sure about the correlation between what I actually use and what I
end up paying for. I knew it was a lot, I guess, when the breaker went on
the circuit I was using, all I did was to distribute the servers to other
circuits of the house, I have two separate circuits in my "computer room",
the rest sat on the table downstairs. Kept the house warm, I think it was a
very cold January!

Dave ;)